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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of boat does an islander tell Thomas passed by their island earlier?

2. What does Bobby say about Thomas and Roger as they discuss the swordfish?

3. What does Thomas want to do to the yacht people who come to the island?

4. Who will play the alcoholic in the bar during the skit for the yacht people?

5. What does the group have at the house when Audrey comes over?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Thomas plan to do after he hears about Andrew and David's deaths?

2. What happens when the prank is pulled on the yachtsmen?

3. What happens when Thomas interrogates the dying German soldier?

4. Where does Roger plan to go after the boys leave the island, and what does he plan to do there?

5. What information does Thomas get from a lieutenant on an island while tracking the Germans?

6. What does Thomas paint for Bobby and where does he put it?

7. What does Thomas dream about when he sleeps on the beach, and what happens when he wakes up?

8. What does Thomas do when he runs into his first wife in Cuba?

9. What do Henry and Antonio do to help Thomas sleep, and how does Thomas receive this kindness?

10. What does Bobby do when Roger gets sad thinking about one of his past girlfriends?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role does despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 2

How does Thomas' relationship with Ginny change over the course of the plot? What causes these changes and what significance does this have to the outcome of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Sacrifice and death was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who are the characters most affected by this theme, and how do they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

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